YBig's Cool Centre-back

Another easy one...Rio is easily the best!

Only been 2 tough ones so far really, gk and rb!
Midfield and strikers should be interesting!

PhilliyK wrote: The Boy Z wrote: PhilliyK wrote: The Boy Z wrote: Rio is miles better than any of these chumps. He is underrated by people because of off the field reasons,the best centre half in premier league history. Well  I dont under rate him as always really rated him for his positioning and ball playing skills but Jags is better at both & a better all round defender imo but then i am bias as hell   Ah he wouldn't be playing for Everton if he was that good But he's in their national team ahead of Rio isnt he

Why embarrass yourself?

PhilliyK wrote: Siralex wrote: PhilliyK wrote: The Boy Z wrote: PhilliyK wrote: The Boy Z wrote: Rio is miles better than any of these chumps. He is underrated by people because of off the field reasons,the best centre half in premier league history. Well  I dont under rate him as always really rated him for his positioning and ball playing skills but Jags is better at both & a better all round defender imo but then i am bias as hell   Ah he wouldn't be playing for Everton if he was that good But he's in their national team ahead of Rio isnt he Why embarrass yourself? Cause i stick up for ex-blades, plus am i not correct that he's playing regular for england these days?

I think he has two competitive England caps.  And how could he be in ahead of Rio - who is the England captain.  Perhaps if Rio was injured....but that's a different story.

I agree with you mate, think Jags is a superb centre-half.  Really underrated.  Much better than the 'good' label he seems to be stuck with. 

I would actually go so far as to say every player in this poll is underrated.  That's because most people just like to see a crunching tackle or a great header and they think that is the art of defending.  I see that as the art of desperation.  It's players such as these 8 in this poll that have really mastered the art of defending.  These guys defend without it even being noticed that they needed to defend something!


Edited by Siralex - 25 Feb 2011 at 1:40pm

Siralex wrote: PhilliyK wrote: Siralex wrote: PhilliyK wrote: The Boy Z wrote: PhilliyK wrote: The Boy Z wrote: Rio is miles better than any of these chumps. He is underrated by people because of off the field reasons,the best centre half in premier league history. Well  I dont under rate him as always really rated him for his positioning and ball playing skills but Jags is better at both & a better all round defender imo but then i am bias as hell   Ah he wouldn't be playing for Everton if he was that good But he's in their national team ahead of Rio isnt he Why embarrass yourself? Cause i stick up for ex-blades, plus am i not correct that he's playing regular for england these days? I think he has two competitive England caps.  And how could he be in ahead of Rio - who is the England captain.  Perhaps if Rio was injured....but that's a different story. I agree with you mate, think Jags is a superb centre-half.  Really underrated.  Much better than the 'good' label he seems to be stuck with.  I would actually go so far as to say every player in this poll is underrated.  That's because most people just like to see a crunching tackle or a great header and they think that is the art of defending.  I see that as the art of desperation.  It's players such as these 8 in this poll that have really mastered the art of defending.  These guys defend without it even being noticed that they needed to defend something!

Well i'll take your word for it cause i dont watch them or read much about them(cause i'm watching Ireland haha) - in fact only know he is in the squad a lot from sheff utd forums so if i'm wrong on that front i'll admit it

Emerald wrote: PhilliyK wrote: Emerald wrote: Titus (Titsup) Bramble ? - The problem is he's TOO fookin casual. Jagielka casual ? He's an O.G. waiting to happen. What a farce. Really??? From the top of my head he's scored about 3 maybe 4 in his career(thats including the one before he came to your attention i'm sure) and i'm sure thats about the average for a defender Well he's scored a couple already this season, plus just managed to hit one against our post against Chelsea last week. He has looked very panicky since he came back from his cruciate ligament injury towards the end of last season, and hasn't managed to recapture his previous form of 08/09, when he looked very assured and was our player of the season. My comment was based on current/recent form. Plus he tends to hoof it a lot. Much as I like Jags, Franz Beckenbauer he ain't.

Ahh but he'll be back to his brilliant best in no time - did the same thing at Sheff Utd after an injury(though no own goals ) but then he had Chris Morgan beratting him if he dared make a mistake

Rio

Rio is the best 'casual' centre back I guess

Poll over

Rio whitewash - Ledley second with 15.6percent of th evote.

Do you all want holding central midfield poll next or right winger?

Siralex wrote: Have people not beien watching the Premier League over the past 3 or 4 years?Titus Bramble has been superb!  Two Player Of The Year awards at Wigan before moving to Sunderland where he has been immense yet again.  SOme people remembering him for the (admittedly) good few obvious errors around the middle part of the last decade?  tut, tut.  Very fickle that!  This guy is now living through th e promise he showed as a young defender at Ipswich aorund 2000. A great cerntre-half.

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